Summary of Contents for Altrad GROUNDWORKS DAVIT ARM
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GROUNDWORKS DAVIT ARM User Guide LW/03.23...
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Davit Arm and Lightweight Davit Clamp for Sheets Davit Arm Please make sure that you have read and understood this section of the User Guide fully before using the device. www.altradgeneration.com...
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Setting up on Site Prior to Starting Work The Lightweight Davit Clamp enables the Davit Arm to be positioned above the Trench Sheet or Box allowing its use as a fall arrest system or as a rescue system for personnel working within the excavation.
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In an Emergency - Rescue • During the rescue operation, there must always be direct or indirect visual or communicative contact with the person being rescued. • In order to lift the casualty to safety the Trench Guard panel(s) will have to be removed. It is the responsibilty of the Davit Arm operator to ensure an alternative method of protection against falls from height is available during this operation.
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Use as a Fall Arrest When using the Davit Clamp, Davit Arm and Generation Ladder Access Platform as a fall arrest system, there needs to be visual inspection and a functional test before every use. To do so, once set up pull the rope. The ratchets must lock audibly and the device must lock. Firmly hold the rope and allow it to retract into the fall arrest block in a controlled manner.
Off Loading and Site Handling Manpower The Health and Safety Regulations require that personnel deployed are suitably trained, experienced and supervised by a competent person. Generation can provide suitable training, please contact Generation for details. Handling • It is advisable that protective gloves are worn at all times when using this equipment. •...
Storage and Maintenance Storage When not in use ALL equipment should be stored in a clean, dry and easily accessible environment, together with the User Guide and any other instructions relating to its use. Maintenance - all parts to be cleaned prior to inspection. - all parts should be visually inspected for damage, which would include: - bent or distorted plates or sections - damaged thread bar or handles...
Do's and Don'ts • Regularly check ALL components for malfunctions. • Regularly check the Clamp on the trench sheet is secure and tight. • Regularly check that the Trench Guard panels and posts are securely fixed to the trench sheets. •...
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Groundworks Numbers: UK: 087 0870 8484 IRL: 00353 1 601 1500 SCAN ME YOUR LOCAL TO FIND BRANCH Generation UK Ltd. Generation Head Office, Trinity Street, Off Tat Bank Road, Oldbury, West Midlands, B69 4LA - United Kingdom Tel. 0121 543 2950 - Fax. 0121 543 2953 - groundworks.enquiries@altradgeneration.com www.altradgeneration.com...
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